CarmieJo
07-23-2006, 09:54 PM
... is getting new tentacles! They started out as bumps closer to the center of the anemone and now some of them are quite long. I think it is probably at least 33% bigger than when I got it.
wwest
07-23-2006, 09:57 PM
sweet. its pretty cool how something we care so much about does something like that to show us that it is worth all the hard work :)
CarmieJo
07-23-2006, 10:03 PM
I love seeing my tank thrive! The anemone sometimes wraps around my clown until you can't even see the fish!
CarmieJo
07-23-2006, 10:47 PM
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/CarmieJo/Work219.jpg
You can see a couple of the new tentacles towards the back and right.
fat walrus
07-23-2006, 11:02 PM
looks like its stretching out to prepare for a new mouth.
CarmieJo
07-23-2006, 11:12 PM
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/CarmieJo/Work212.jpg
To give you some perspective here is another shot that shows the relationship between the anemone and the xenia. It was taken about a month ago.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f198/CarmieJo/DSC_0032.jpg
CarmieJo
07-23-2006, 11:13 PM
looks like its stretching out to prepare for a new mouth.
Is that a precursor to splitting?
fat walrus
07-23-2006, 11:25 PM
from my experience, that is the way they react before splitting. the new tentacles will be about where the split will take place.
CarmieJo
07-23-2006, 11:36 PM
Is there anything I should watch for or do?
I think it has been pretty happy, it hasn't moved since I put the rock it is on in my tank.
CarmieJo
07-23-2006, 11:43 PM
OK. Stay tuned, I'll let you know if anything happens.